Explanations
I woke in a sweat. My head was pounding and I felt nauseous. I looked at my clock that said 5.30am. I knew my mum was up and I heard her come into my room. She put a glass of water and a bottle of painkillers on my bedside table. "Don't bother going to school honey, I'll be home later." She kissed my forehead and left for work. I slipped in and out of sleep. I had some weird dreams, but I put that down to my temperature. I woke up at around noon. I gulped down two painkillers and my glass of water. I sat up in bed and felt my hair. Ew. Covered in sweat. I carefully got out of bed, and went to take a shower. I stepped out of the shower and put a towel around my body and on my head like a turban. I looked at my face in the mirror. My face was normal. I wasn't paler than normal, or a funny green colour. I opened the bathroom door and walked into my room. I heard a light tap on the front door and went to open it. I wasn't really caring about my looks right now. I opened the door and I think my heart may have stopped. I was standing here in a towel, with one wrapped around my head… in front of Seth. He let a giggle burst through his lips. "You have to be kidding me." My face felt bright red, I knew I was blushing. "Can I come in?" He smiled at me and my heart raced. "Y-yeh… sure." He walked past and sat on the couch. "Shouldn't you be in school?" I eyed him suspiciously. "He looked up from the couch. "I was worried… about you." He admitted. I smiled widely and went to sit with him.
We talked for a while, just about general things. He complimented me on my towel ensemble and I giggled. I excused myself to go get dressed. I pulled on a long green tartan dress, and put on some black tights and my slippers. My hair was drying anyway, so I left it with my fringe dangling in my eyes. I walked back into the living room and sat next to him. His arm was resting over the back of the couch. "I like that dress." He said, smiling at me. I looked up at his beautiful, brown eyes. "It's one of my favourites." He leaned towards me. "It's also, now, one of my favourites." His finger curled round my fringe putting it behind my ear. "Don't cover up those pretty eyes." He leaned in towards me and his heat showered my face. I closed my eyes, and tilted my head as his lips met mine. They were soft and warm, just as I had imagined. His soft lips parted mine slowly, and his hot breath blew into my mouth. He tasted divine. His hands were on either side of my face and it made my skin change to a bright pink. My heart was pounding and I could hear it in my ears. He pulled away and looked me in the eyes. "Ana.." When he said my name I smiled, but he looked down. I put my hand on top of this. "What's wrong?" He looked up to me. "I'm about to tell you something, but you need an open mind to understand it. If we want… anything together you must understand. Can you try?" I thought over what Seth had said. I did want something together. I liked Seth. A lot. So I cleared my mind and took a deep breath. "Shoot." I said, my voice sounded pretty confident. Seth breathed deeply and cuddled me into his chest. "What do you know about… werewolves?" I looked up to him. "Full moon, silver bullets and howling?" I questioned. He laughed "Okay, so not a lot. God this is hard. I-I'm not who you think I am Ana… I'm not exactly human." He tensed up waiting for my reaction. I did what he told me and kept an open mind. I did really like Seth and as long as he wanted me too, I didn't care. He relaxed a little. I looked up at him smiling. "I am… werewolf. But not like the mad, hairy men kind! I'm a protector of this area and now… of you." I smiled at that. Seth, my big protector. "So why did you have to tell me this? Did you think it would matter?" He bit his lip and smiled. "Actually, I did." He laughed and continued.
"It matters slightly because… humans aren't supposed to know. But you need to know." He emphasized on the need. "I feel very strongly for you Ana. It's called imprinting. My kind… fall for the person we're supposed to be with. Our soul mates. It's like I have a hundred wires attaching me to you and dragging me closer. I can't seem to stay away." He nuzzled his face into my hair and sighed. I thought about this. So Seth wasn't human, but he wasn't the big scary wolves I'd known from films. He called himself a protector. He had also told me he was falling for me. He said we were supposed to be together. I had known him for days… and I knew it wasn't some teen crush. I turned to face him and planted a light kiss on his lips. "So if you're not big, crazy and hairy, what do you look like?" He giggled a little. "I look like a wolf. But bigger, and much stronger." My Seth, all big and strong. "This seriously doesn't bother you?" I thought about that again. I knew it should have, but it didn't. I shook my head. "I don't know why but… I know I don't really know you but I feel so close to you. I feel like I know you so well, and I don't want to be away from you." He cuddled me closer and smelled my hair again. "Hmm smells like apples." I giggled quietly. "So since we don't exactly know each other tell me about you." So we sat for hours on end talking. I told him about my fondness of art and uniqueness. I spoke about my mother, and England. I even told him about the bullying. He hugged me closer for that with his shaking hands. I told him everything about me. He did too. He told me of his life before being a werewolf. He told me about his father dying a year ago. I kissed his jaw as he told me. Then he told me about what it was like being a werewolf. About how he has to be careful not to get angry, 'cause it's hard to keep his shape. He told me about him not ageing and that upset me. However he explained he'd soon be able to stop. He was already physically twenty five. It was around four when I made him some dinner. We ate pasta together, but I had to make a lot for Seth. My protector had a big appetite. At six he had to leave before my mum came home but he promised to be at my window at eleven, when my mum was asleep. I kissed him lovingly at the door, and he walked back home. I shut the door and slid down to the floor. I had someone. I had a protector. My protector. I like how that sounded. That Seth was mine, and always would be. Forever.